Sport: Army & Navy Again

West Point and Annapolis long ago outgrew competition from civilian
colleges.* Last week the two service academies looked like the best
basketballers in the land. Other teams had risen only to fall; they
alone went on unbeaten.

The success of Army's courtmen, unbeaten in 26 games since February
1943, hinges on peak physical shape to go with their maximum-sized home
court (eight feet longer than Madison Square Garden's). Fast-finishing
Army last week whirled by Pittsburgh (71-to-51), then dumped Rochester
(79-to-42). Their captain (and football halfback), Dale Hall, leading
scorer in the East last season, has flicked in no less than 142...